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The Science of Interstellar

by Kip Thorne

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The physics behind *Interstellar*

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    Author Kip Thorne is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist

    The credited author is described as a Nobel Prize-winning physicist.

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The physics behind *Interstellar*

Kip Thorne connects the film’s imagined journey beyond the solar system with the physics that informed its scientific ideas and visual concepts. Drawing on his work as the film’s science adviser, he first recounts that collaboration, then turns to subjects including wormholes, black holes, and interstellar travel. The book uses the movie as a point of entry into physical laws and the unusual phenomena they allow, placing astrophysics alongside the practical questions that arose during the film’s scripting and production.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in the scientific ideas behind *Interstellar*.
  • Those seeking an accessible entry point to topics such as black holes and wormholes.
  • Readers curious about the collaboration between a physicist and a filmmaker.

Themes

AstrophysicsWormholes and black holesInterstellar travelScience in filmmaking

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Book overview

Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in The Science of Interstellar, Kip Thorne, the Nobel prize-winning physicist who assisted Nolan on the scientific aspects of Interstellar, shows us that the movie's jaw-dropping events and stunning, never-before-attempted visuals are grounded in real science. Thorne shares his experiences working as the science adviser on the film and then moves on to the science itself. In chapters on wormholes, black holes, interstellar travel, and much more, Thorne's scientific insights--many of them triggered during the actual scripting and shooting of Interstellar--describe the physical laws that govern our universe and the truly astounding phenomena that those laws make possible.

Interstellar and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and (c) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s14).

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